TR1 1SA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Truro Tregolls. Region: South West.
Streets
- Cornubia Close, Truro: 55 addresses
- Upland Crescent, Truro: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (26% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Former Site Of Tregolls House Tregolls Road Truro TR1 1PX: up to 14 homes, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 56 addresses are between 58 m and 74 m above sea level (67 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 6%, gigabit 6% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Uplands Stores Truro | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Truro | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | Old Bridge Street Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 19.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 173.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lander Medical Practice | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cathedral House (Dental Surgery) | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Trafalgar Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Furniss Island 3,030 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,140 m² | 260 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Polwhele Castle: a round with hut circle and field system 160m south west of Higher Tregurra, a scheduled monument, 620 m north. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Polwhele Castle: a round with hut circle and field system 160m south west of Higher Tregurra | Scheduled monument | 620 m north |
| Alverton Manor Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-west |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 1.2 km north |
| Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Woodcock Corner | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Lambessow Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Pencalenick Wood | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Tresemple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
| Calenick Creek | Estuary | 2.7 km south |
| Malpas Point | Wetland | 3.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cornubia Close.